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Kidney Research and Clinical Practice ; : 332-341, 2022.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-938432

ABSTRACT

Comorbid conditions impact the survival of patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) who require continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The weights assigned to comorbidities in predicting survival vary based on type of index, disease, and advances in management of comorbidities. We developed a modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) for use in patients with AKI requiring CRRT (mCCI-CRRT) and improved the accuracy of risk stratification for mortality. Methods: A total of 828 patients who received CRRT between 2008 and 2013, from three university hospital cohorts was included to develop the comorbidity score. The weights of the comorbidities were recalibrated using a Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for demographic and clinical information. The modified index was validated in a university hospital cohort (n = 919) using the data of patients treated from 2009 to 2015. Results: Weights for dementia, peptic ulcer disease, any tumor, and metastatic solid tumor were used to recalibrate the mCCI-CRRT. Use of these calibrated weights achieved a 35.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 22.1%–48.1%) higher performance than unadjusted CCI in reclassification based on continuous net reclassification improvement in logistic regression adjusted for age and sex. After additionally adjusting for hemoglobin and albumin, consistent results were found in risk reclassification, which improved by 35.9% (95% CI, 23.3%–48.5%). Conclusion: The mCCI-CRRT stratifies risk of mortality in AKI patients who require CRRT more accurately than does the original CCI, suggesting that it could serve as a preferred index for use in clinical practice.

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Korean Journal of Medicine ; : 444-448, 2016.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-101316

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Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in hospitalized patients and often presents no symptoms. The association between sinus node dysfunction and hyponatremia has rarely been reported. We describe a 77-year-old woman who developed reversible sinus node dysfunction accompanied by pulmonary edema that was associated with hyponatremia.


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Aged , Female , Humans , Hyponatremia , Pulmonary Edema , Sick Sinus Syndrome , Sinoatrial Node
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Korean Journal of Nephrology ; : 514-525, 2005.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-218843

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BACKGROUND: Although dendritic cells (DCs) are the most influential antigen presenting cells maturation of DC is the critical control point toward either activation or regulation of immunity. We hypothesized that pretreatment with donor DCs, if which were maturation-resistant in vivo, could enhance engraftment by inducing inactivated state for allo- reactive T cell clones. METHODS: Immature DCs were prepared by 6- day culture of BM cells and we used paraformaldehyde for locking the DCs as immature phenotypes. We did in vitro and in vivo MLR to evaluate the effect of maturation resistant DCs on alloreactive T cells and we confirmed the effect of DCs in MHC full mismatched skin and islet transplantation model. RESULTS: Fixed DCs in immature state were resistant to maturation stimuli and weak stimulator for allo-reactive T cells (CB6F1-->C3H). In contrast, fixed DCs in mature state stimulated allogeneic T cell proliferation effectively. Splenocytes isolated from mice 2 weeks after maturation resistant DC injection could not be reactivated and maintained naive phenotype when cocultured with allogeneic splenocytes (BALB/c-->C57BL6). Consistent with this finding maturation resistant DC treatment suppressed MLR-driven T cell division (CB6F1-->C3H) as assessed by CFSE analysis. But, CD25+ T cells depletion by treatment with anti-CD25 prior to DCs transfer attenuated this regulatory effect of DCs. In a MHC mismatched transplantation model (CB6F1-->C3H), treatment with maturation-resistant DCs 2 weeks before operation, markedly prolonged skin and islet graft survival. But C3H mice pretreated with CB6F1 DCs rejected DBA1 (H-2q) skin graft within 14 days. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest the maintenance of immaturity of DCs is a key factor in modulating alloimmune responses through dendritic cells.


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Animals , Humans , Mice , Antigen-Presenting Cells , Cell Division , Cell Proliferation , Clonal Anergy , Clone Cells , Dendritic Cells , Graft Survival , Islets of Langerhans Transplantation , Mice, Inbred C3H , Phenotype , Skin , T-Lymphocytes , Tissue Donors , Transplantation Tolerance , Transplants
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Korean Journal of Medicine ; : 642-650, 2005.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-109476

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Gitelman's syndrome is an autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalciuria. It is known to be caused by a mutation of SLC12A3 gene coding the sodium-chloride cotransporter (NCCT) in the distal tubule. The defect of NCCT in human renal tissues has not been investigated, and we tested whether the defect of NCCT can be detected in renal tissue of a patient with Gitelman's syndrome by using immunohistochemistry. METHODS: In an adult patient with Gitelman's syndrome, blood and urine samples were collected for measurement of biochemical parameters. Renal clearance study and gene analysis were performed. Immunohistochemistry was performed on the renal tissue of the patient using a rabbit polyclonal antibody directed against a synthetic peptide corresponding to a portion in the amino terminal tail for human NCCT. Normal human renal tissues from surgical nephrectomy due to renal cell carcinoma and renal biopsy tissues from patients with glomerulonephritis but without any electrolyte disturbance were used as controls. RESULTS: The patient had hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypocalciuria and hypomagnesemia. Renal clearance study revealed a decrease in distal fractional chloride reabsorption after the administration of furosemide. SLC12A3 gene mutation (S967F) was found by direct sequencing method. Immunohistochemistry showed the absence of NCCT staining in the renal tissue of the patient. On the other hand, the immunostaining of other transporters was all positive in renal tissues from both Gitelman's syndrome patients and controls. CONCLUSIONS: We report the absence of intact NCCT in the renal tissue of a Gitelman's syndrome patient.


Subject(s)
Adult , Humans , Alkalosis , Biopsy , Carcinoma, Renal Cell , Clinical Coding , Furosemide , Gitelman Syndrome , Glomerulonephritis , Hand , Immunohistochemistry , Nephrectomy , Sodium Chloride Symporters , Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3
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